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Description: | The object is a button made from cast copper alloy. This type of button dates to the early Post Medieval period. Egan illustrates a similar shaped button but made of lead/tin (No. 1377), which dates to the 13th century. However the recorded button is more likely to be of a Post Medieval date, 16th to 17th century, as it has been cast in one piece and is made from copper alloy.
The head of the button is biconvex, and undecorated. Protruding from the head is an integral shank with a worn loop at the terminal. The surface of the button is abraded and has lost most of its dark green shiny patina. The diameter across the head is 10.3mm and the length is 13.9mm. It weighs 3.48g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1500
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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